How Do Agricultural Education, Advisory, and Financial Factors Affect the Adoption of Precision Farming in Greece?

The purpose of this paper is to conduct an empirical investigation of the theoretical and literature-based constructs related to the adoption of precision agriculture (PA) practices by young farmers. For this research, primary and secondary data are used. The sample includes 220 young farmers. Among...

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Published inProceedings Vol. 94; no. 1; p. 61
Main Authors Maria Tsiouni, Georgios Kountios, Alexandra Pavloudi
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published MDPI AG 01.03.2024
Subjects
agricultural advisory
agricultural education
financial factors
precision agriculture
young farmers
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Summary:The purpose of this paper is to conduct an empirical investigation of the theoretical and literature-based constructs related to the adoption of precision agriculture (PA) practices by young farmers. For this research, primary and secondary data are used. The sample includes 220 young farmers. Among the results of this research, farmers are aware of the positive effects of technology systems in agriculture. Also, young farmers seem to be familiar with precision agriculture and have already adopted some of its methods, but the high cost of investment prevents farmers from adopting such technology. Innovative technologies and production methods can help young farmers to be competitive in the worldwide market.
ISSN:2504-3900
DOI:10.3390/proceedings2024094061